Tesco announces MORE job cuts as it puts 1,400 shelf stacker roles at risk

TESCO has announced more job cuts, putting 1,400 shelf stacker roles at risk.

The supermarket said it will move its overnight stock replenishment into the daytime at 85 stores, leading to job losses.

Tesco is also converting petrol stations at 36 stores to be pay-at-pump only overnight.

In total, 1,600 jobs are at risk including 130 roles that are being axed due to the closure of seven Jack's stores.

The supermarket said it will try and find new roles for staff, adding that it has 3,000 vacancies currently available.

The Sun yesterday revealed that the grocery giant is ditching its bargain supermarket experiment, closing seven of its 13 Jack's stores.

The six remaining branches will be converted into Tesco superstores and it will continue to sell Jack's branded items at its Booker corner shops.

Staff were told in a Zoom meeting yesterday that 130 head office jobs are at risk due to the closures.

Tesco is also shutting down 317 deli counters - but affected staff will be given alternative roles so no redundancies are expected due to those changes.

Tesco UK and Ireland chief executive Jason Tarry explained today: “We operate in a highly competitive and fast-paced market and our customers are shopping differently, especially since the start of the pandemic.

"We are always looking at how we can run our business as simply and efficiently as possible, so that we can re-invest in the things that matter most to customers. The changes we are announcing today will help us do this.

"Our priority now is to support our impacted colleagues through these changes and, wherever possible, find them alternative roles within our business.”

Yesterday, Tesco also confirmed it has no plans to bring back 24-hour openings in stores. 

The UK’s biggest supermarket chain axed 24-hour opening during the pandemic - but briefly introduced them in the run-up to Christmas 2020.